Which Business/Hotel Platinum Rewards Program is best?

[rouslan.sabirzianov]

Hi everyone,

I am hoping to join a open a rewards credit card or other reward type program that gives me discount hotel stays. I am in my forties working in middle management and would like to propose a company wide take up of a rewards type credit card for everyone in the business.

The most important thing for us here is being able to stay in a 'privilege' type hotel in cities around the world for business trips. First class service is most important and being able to check in with priority into a good quality hotel.

What are the best credit card type reward programs out there for middle to high income earners looking for a good hotel deal? Otherwise, any good travel deal that has some form of exclusivity attached to it.

Thanks!

 

[markis10]

Corporate rates without rewards are often more attractive than published public offers to be frank, if you can offer a chain x nights per year they will provide good pricing, you also need to look at popular destinations for the business, it may well be your chosen chain does not have a good footprint so any discounts achieved are useless, for instance in Australia Starwood and Hyatt have been reducing hotels but have a very good footprint overseas.

 

[drron]

The only card with discount hotel stays of sorts is Amex-often specials for Amex cardholders.Their rewards program also lets you transfer to hotel loyalty programs.To me SPG is the pick especially if you are going to use points to pay-their points + copay rates are often very good.
Diners have a slightly better rewards program-better transfer rates.Unfortunately since their disasterous computer changes of 12 months ago their program is broke and they are very frustrating to deal with.